Historical Events
- Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred)
- Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania
- Skirmish at Cassville, Georgia
Famous Birthdays
- Carl Akeley, American taxidermist and naturalist who developed the animal mount process and other techniques for museums, born in Clarendon, New York (d. 1926)
Famous Deaths
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
American author (House of 7 Gables, The Scarlet Letter), dies at 59
About May 19, 1864
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 159 years and 12 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Taurus
